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"It seems like the best of both worlds for Superintendent Robert Bone and his new bride, Grizel: a holiday that combines Bone's passion, a stately houses tour, with a visit to Grizel's friend, Jane, and her husband, Lord Benet Paisley Roke. Roke Castle is on the tour, and, with Roke's penchant for wicked practical jokes - an alligator in the swimming pool, a skeleton in the oubliette - it promises to give full entertainment value. But when an unpopular tour-party guest takes a fatal tumble, and Roke himself is brutally murdered, no one is laughing." "For once on the scene of the crime as it happened, Bone - as a potential suspect - has no authority to investigate. He also must endure being grilled by the local Chief Inspector, a working-class boor who seems delighted by a nasty rumor that gives Bone motive as well as opportunity to shove the hapless tourist over the battlements." "As Grizel helps Jane cope with the duties of a bereaved widow, Bone cannot resist carrying out a few discreet inquiries. And in the explosive aftermath of the reading of the will, Bone - in a flash of sudden, blinding clarity - must spring into action, racing to stop a bold and reckless killer who is poised to strike again."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
| ISBN-13 | 9780671735319 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0671735314 |
| List Price | $21.00 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Pages | 320 pages |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Published On | 1995-09-01 |
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